Description Size of the Hamsa pendant: 2.5cm/1inch Length of the chain: 42cm/15.8inch Condition: new Hamsa - An alternative Jewish name for Hamsa is the Hand of Miriam in reference to Miriam the sister of Moses and Aaron as well as the Hamesh Hand. It serves as an ancient talismanic way of averting and getting protection from the evil eye or more generally of providing a protecting hand or Hand of God.